stop the bleeding: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General EnglishUSUKformalmedical
    • To halt physical hemorrhage; to take immediate measures to stop blood loss.

    Examples

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    • The nurse quickly applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding before the ambulance arrived.

      The nurse quickly applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding before the ambulance arrived.

    • He was trained to stop the bleeding during emergencies, which saved several lives in the accident.

      He was trained to stop the bleeding during emergencies, which saved several lives in the accident.

    • If you fall and cut yourself, the first thing you should do is stop the bleeding with a clean cloth.

      If you fall and cut yourself, the first thing you should do is stop the bleeding with a clean cloth.

    • The paramedics arrived just in time to stop the bleeding and stabilize the injured hiker.

      The paramedics arrived just in time to stop the bleeding and stabilize the injured hiker.

  • 2.

    General EnglishUSUKneutralcolloquialbusiness
    • To stop or reduce further losses, damage, or decline in a nonmedical context, such as financial losses, reputation damage, or operational setbacks.

    Examples

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    • The company hired a new CEO to stop the bleeding after months of financial losses.

      The company hired a new CEO to stop the bleeding after months of financial losses.

    • To stop the bleeding in their market share, they had to innovate quickly and improve customer service.

      To stop the bleeding in their market share, they had to innovate quickly and improve customer service.

    • The PR team worked overtime to stop the bleeding after the brand’s reputation was damaged by the scandal.

      The PR team worked overtime to stop the bleeding after the brand’s reputation was damaged by the scandal.

Examples:

  • EN: We've got to stop the bleeding!
    ES: ¿Qué gato? El que vamos a comprar.
  • EN: I can stop the bleeding.
    ES: Puedo detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: We couldn't stop the bleeding.
    ES: No pudimos detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: Then hitch up your britches, man, and stop the bleeding.
    ES: Debería intentar detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: I will stop the bleeding.
    ES: Le detendré la hemorragia.
  • EN: Come to stop the bleeding now.
    ES: ¡Para la sangre!
  • EN: We've got to stop the bleeding!
    ES: ¿Qué gato? El que vamos a comprar.
  • EN: I can stop the bleeding.
    ES: Puedo detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: We couldn't stop the bleeding.
    ES: No pudimos detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: Then hitch up your britches, man, and stop the bleeding.
    ES: Debería intentar detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: I will stop the bleeding.
    ES: Le detendré la hemorragia.
  • EN: Just be sure and stop the bleeding.
    ES: Ocúpate de que deje de sangrar.
  • EN: Please, please, stop the bleeding.
    ES: Por favor, córtele la hemorragia.
  • EN: I'll stop the bleeding.
    ES: Hay que cortar la sangre.
  • EN: It'll stop the bleeding for a while.
    ES: De momento parará la hemorragia.
  • EN: But if you'd cut yourself and were bleeding I would have done anything to stop the bleeding even if it was cruel.
    ES: Pero, si te cortaras y empezaras a sangrar haría lo que fuera por cortar la hemorragia, incluso siendo cruel.
  • EN: We got to stop the bleeding.
    ES: Hay que detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: Let's get him somewhere to stop the bleeding.
    ES: ¡Debemos detener el sangrado!
  • EN: Take the bolt out of his back and try and stop the bleeding.
    ES: Sacadle la flecha de la espalda.
  • EN: Don, we'll have to stop the bleeding.
    ES: Don, debemos detener la hemorragia.
  • EN: Come to stop the bleeding now.
    ES: ¡Para la sangre!

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